Nationalism+and+Sectionalism

= Nationalism and Sectionalism =

//Objectives://


 * //Identify nationalism and sectionalism, as well as the differences between the two.//
 * //Identify and Analyze different examples of both nationalism and sectionalism//
 * //Analyze events to determine where on the nationalism-sectionalism spectrum they should fall//

Throughout this unit we will be exploring a variety of events during the early-mid nineteenth century in America. As we you learn about an event, place it on the spectrum, according to where you think it fits in terms of nationalism v. sectionalism, using the handout below.




 * Opening Activity:**

Think/write: What is Nationalism? What is sectionalism? Give some examples from your life that you think you could place on the spectrum above, and place them there.

Pair/share your answers with a partner.

Were there any similarities or significant differences between your responses? Add some of your partner's ideas to your notes.

//The Missouri Compromise - the argument over slavery begins....//
//Marking up the text - Crocodoc.com//
 * Objectives**
 * Identify causes of the Missouri Compromise
 * Analyze the Missouri Compromise for Constitutionality
 * Summarize the effect of the Missouri Compromise on the US in terms of Nationalism and Sectionalism

Read the passage below (exceprt taken from your textbook) and mark it up using crocodoc. Feel free to use the sentence stems in the left column with your CCQ's but you __**must also include in depth analysis which illustrates your work at attempting to learn this material**__.

In addition, include a brief, yet complete, summary.



Once you've completed your //__reading/marking up/summarizing/CCQ'ing__//, you will need to pull out (in a textbook) or find online, a copy of the US Constitution to complete the following activity.



You're the Supreme Court Justice!
//Persuasive Essay Writing//

__//**Based upon your knowledge and understanding of the Constitution, do you believe that the Missouri Compromise is constitutional or unconstitutional?**//__

You should find two pieces of CONCRETE evidence that you will use and place them in the right hand column of your two column notes. Once your evidence is decided you should plan out your thesis statement based upon that evidence. Then analyze each piece of evidence in the left hand column, by explaining how each piece of evidence PROVES your thesis is correct. This must be complete and thorough, such that someone who is unfamiliar with this topic should be able to explain your main idea after reading your essay.

If this essay does not meet the requirements laid out above you will re-write until you have shown that you understand how to write persuasively using Thesis, Evidence, and Analysis.

Feel free to work in pairs to share ideas of evidence and analysis. Helping each other improve your writing will help improve both of your grades as well! However everyone is responsible for his or her own outline AND essay.

Use this template for your outline - Evidence on the right, Analysis on the left, Thesis at the top, Conclusion at the bottom:



To conclude this, make sure that you put the Missouri Compromise on your spectrum of Nationalism and Sectionalism!!

//**The Munroe Doctrine and the role of the Supreme Court**//

Read the following documents and complete the activities and then re-visit this question.

//Marking up the text and reading for analysis://

You can complete these mark-ups right in the document using the comments feature in Microsoft Word, however if you would prefer you can also upload these to Crocodoc.com and mark them up there





//Think/write// What do these two historical events have in common?

//Pair/share// Where do they fall on the Nationalism and Sectionalism spectrum? Prove it! Then put both events on your spectrums.

Andrew Jackson: Good or Bad?
//I See (and hear!) / It Means//

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Summarize the video in your own words.

//Think/write//

Who is Andrew Jackson according to the video? Where have you heard of him before?

//Pair/share// Do you think Jackson was a Nationalist or a Sectionalist? Why?

The Indian Removal Act
//Marking up the text and Summarizing Main Ideas// Read these four documents and mark them up and add high quality CCQ's throughout. Once you have completed that, summarize the Main Idea in your own words.



//Think/write//

Was the Indian Removal Act and subsequent trail of tears an example of Nationalism or Sectionalism? Would you make the case that it could be both?

//Pair/Share// Together, come to a consensus on where these events should fall on your Nationalism and Sectionalism spectrum.

Continue reading about the Presidency of Andrew Jackson using the online textbook:

//Two Column Notes, Analytical reading//

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Essay Question: you should complete this essay using the same format we have been using lately. You should first use the two column notes template below to map out your essay, then once you have clearly separated your thesis, evidence, analysis, and conclusion. Both the essay (5 paragraphs) and the outline will be due Monday April 4.





Resource on Andrew Jackson: http://www.pbs.org/kcet/andrewjackson/edu/